catholic
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church
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on the east side of
Praça Alexandre Albuquerque
Praça Alexandre Albuquerque is the main square of the capital city of Praia, Cape Verde. It is located in the southwestern part of the Plateau (Praia), Plateau, the historical city centre of Praia. Formerly known as ''Praça do Pelourinho'', it ...
, in the
city centre
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of
Praia
Praia (, Portuguese for "beach") is the capital and largest city of Cape Verde.island of Santiago,
Cape Verde
Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country and archipelagic state of West Africa in the central Atlantic Ocean, consisting of ten volcanic islands with a combined land area of about . These islands ...
. The church was built between 1894 and 1902.Valor simbólico do centro histórico da Praia Lourenço Conceição Gomes, Universidade Portucalense, 2008, p. 269-313 It is the seat of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Santiago de Cabo Verde
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, which was created in 1533. It is under the pastoral responsibility of
Arlindo Gomes Furtado
Arlindo Gomes Furtado, CSSp (born 15 November 1949) is a Cape Verdean Catholic prelate who has served as Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde since 2009. He was the first Bishop of Mindelo from 2004 to 2009.
He studied for several years in Coi ...
Cardinal.
The church was built in
neoclassical style
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. Its main façade and entrance are at the Praça Alexandre Albuquerque; the bell tower is at the rear of the church, on
Avenida Andrade Corvo
Avenida Andrade Corvo (formerly ''Rua do Corvo'') is an avenue in the Plateau (Praia), Plateau of Praia, in the city centre of Praia, Santiago, Cape Verde, Santiago island, Cape Verde.
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See also
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Roman Catholicism in Cape Verde
The Catholic Church in the Cape Verde is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. The country is divided into two dioceses: Mindelo and Santiago de Cabo Verde.
In 2022, more than 94% of the popul ...
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Pro-Cathedral
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List of churches in Cape Verde
This is a list of churches, cathedrals and chapels in Cape Verde.
Boa Vista
*Nossa Senhora da Conceição church (Boa Vista), Nossa Senhora da Conceição - Povoação Velha
*Curral Velho, Cape Verde, Curral Velho church - reopened around 201 ...